Claude
The cachet features a pixelated/dot-matrix style black and white artwork of a wildflower plant, created in a technical computer-generated aesthetic. Below the artwork is the text 'Wildflowers of America' in script and 'TECHNICAL•FDO1•9206' in block letters. The stamp depicts Red Maids (Calandrinia ciliata), showing vivid pink/magenta flowers with yellow centers against a black background, denominated USA 29 cents. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Columbus, OH dated July 24, 1992, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slugline, and additional printed text promotes a 64-page Wildflowers Album featuring 50 mint stamps.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a vivid stamp of Red Maids (Calandrinia ciliata) with pink-magenta flowers and yellow centers, part of the Wildflowers of America series. The cachet displays a pixelated, computer-generated artwork of a wildflower plant in black and white, complementing the botanical theme. The postmark is a circular, hand-stamped cancellation with the city, state, date, and ZIP code clearly visible. The printed text promotes a 64-page Wildflowers Album. The cover is in excellent condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
